Gate construction



March l, 1949- A. J. RoATH GATE CONSTRUCTION Filed oct. 1o, 194ePatented Mar. 1, 1949 UNITED sTATEs PATENT OFFICE 1 Claim.

This invention rela-tes to farm gates, the primary object of theinvention being to provide av farm gate or sales gate having a slidablesection which may be operated from either side of the gate for providingan opening to permit animals to pass Ithrough the gate singularly, thesliding section being capable of preventing animals from passing throughthe gate, at the will of the D- erator. Another object of the inventionis to provide a gate wherein the movable section thereof may be moved toits closed position, Iand the gate operated in the usual way.

With the foregoing and other objects -in view which will appear as thedescription proceeds, the invention consists of certain n-ovel detailsof construction and combinations of parts, hereinafter more fullydescribed and pointed out in the claim, it being understood that changesmay be made in the construction and arrangement of parts Withoutdeparting from the spirit of the invention as claimed:

Referring to the drawing:

Fig. 1 is an elevational view of a gate, constructed in accordance withthe invention.

Fig. 2 is a horizontal sectional view taken on line 2--2 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a vertical sectionalview taken on line 3-3 of Fig. 1.

Referring to the drawing in detail, the reierence character 5 indicatesthe gate posts to which the gate is hingedly connected.

The reference character 6 indicates the gate post to which the keeper isusually secured, the gate proper, operating -between the gate posts 5and 6, as clearly shown by the drawing.

The gate proper includes a head bar l and foot bar 8, the head bar 1being somewhat longer than the bar v8, so that the truss rod 9, which issecured to the foot bar 8, may be secured to the head bar at a pointabove the upper end of the foot bar, so that the truss rod maybeoperated to accomplish its purpose.

The head bar 'l and foot bar 8 of the gate, are connected by the upperhorizontal bar I0 and the lower horizontal bar II, the head bar I beingconnected to the gate post 5, by means of the hinges I2.

Vertical bars I3 are disposed at points intermediate the ends of thegate proper, and are arranged on opposite sides of the horizontal barsI0 and II, the vertical bars I3 providing supports for the horizontalbars I4 that lare arranged in vertical spaced relation with respect toeach other, in forming the main portion of the gate.

The gate also includes a movable gate section indicated generally by thereference character I5, the movable gate'section embodying pairs ofvertical spaced .bars I6 which -aredisposed on opposite sides of thebars I0 and II, the bars IB being suiiiciently long'to overlap portionsof .theA bars I u and II. Themovablejgate section also includes spacedbars Il" that move on opposite sides of the horizontal bars I4, the endsof the bars I1 overlapping the bars I0 and II, as d-o the bars IIE.

The vertical bars I6. and I1 are connected by the bars I8 that arearranged in vertical spaced rel-ation with respect to Veach other, theforward ends of the upper and lower bars I8 being ex-4 tended beyond thebars I'B, providing the extensions I9 that are adaptedto move betweenthe foot bar 8, to brace the mov-able gate section.

The bars I8 move between the vertical bars I3 so that the movable gatesection is not only guided in its movements longitudinally of the maingate, but it is braced against, strains directed thereto from the sidesof the gate.

On each side of the gate, is an operating lever 20 which has pivotalconnection with one of the bars I3, at the lower ends of the operatinglevers.

Connected with each operating lever 20, is a link 2l, the links 2| beingpivotally connected with the vertical spaced bars IB of the movable gatesection, at 22.

From the foregoing it will be seen that due to this construction, bymoving the operating levers 20, the movable gate section may be slidfrom its opened to its closed position, or vice versa. It will also benoted that the movable gate section may be operated from either side ofthe gate, and

the movable Agate section moved to provide a space only large enough foranimals to pass therethrough singularly.

The reference character 23 indicates a pivoted latch member which iscarried by the `foot bars 8, and is adapted to swing into the keeper 24formed in the inner surface of the gate post S. Handles 25 are formed onthe latch and alford means whereby the latch may be operated from eitherside of the gate.

What is claimed:

A farm gate comprising a main swinging section including a head bar anda foot bar, upper and lower horizontal bars connecting the head bar andfoot bar, a central vertical bar connected with the upper and low-erhorizontal bars, vertically spaced horizontal bars connecting the headbar and central vertical bar, a sliding gate section embodying spacedvertical end bars, -vertically spaced horizontal bars connecting thespaced vertical end bars, said horizontal bars sliding on the adjacenthorizontal lliars of the REFERENCES CITED main swinging section, theends of said end bars The following references are of record in theofthe sliding gate section resting against the side le of this patent:faces of the upper and lowenhorizontal'bars of 5 UNITED STATES PATENTSthe swinging gate sectlon guldlng the sliding gate section in itsmovements longitudinally of the K Number Name Date main swinging gatesection, and the outer end 398,861 Stewart Mar. 5, 1889 of the slidinggatev section being engageable with 649,134 Mathews May 8, 1900 the footbariof the main gate section closing the 10 .675,493 Miller ..r June 4,1901 space between lthe Vertical central bar and foot 1,132,438 CarrMar. 16, 1915 bar of the main gate section.

ARTHUR J. ROATH.v

